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WITNESSES:

DH. 0 T N E V N UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

FREDERICK O. LIDKE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COIN-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,165, dated July 5,1892. Application filed December 12, 1890. Serial No. 374,480. (Nomodel.)

.To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK O. LIDKE, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York, county of New York, State of'New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Tables, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is a device for facilitating the handling of coin. It isWell known that considerable difficulty is experienced in pioking upcoin from a smooth fiat surface. De-

-vices have been invented for overcoming this difficulty, the mostprominent of which is the rubber mat having short rubber bristlesprojecting from it. This has been found to be an improvement over thesmooth surface; butit has its difficulties, among which may be mentionedthe fact that the coinsmust be picked up by the fingers one by one, thusrequiring time, and that only a few coins can be held between thefingers while picking up another. My invention is designed principallytoovercome these difficulties; and it consists in a device by means ofwhich any number of coins may be deposited almost simultaneously in thepalm of the hand.

The apparatus consists of a table having tendency to assume a horizontalposition and provided with means whereby it may be tilted by the hand,so that anything placed loosely upon its surface may be caused to slideoff of the same into the palm of the hand or intoa receptacle adapted toreceive it.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a generalview of the device, showing the manner of utilizingit; and Figs. 2 and 3are side elevations of the device, showing modified forms.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A represents a circular,elliptical, square, or otherwise shaped table, with its surfacespreferably slightly concaved. It is provided around its edges atopposite points with two or more integral depending hooks or brackets a,of a size and shape to fit the forefinger of the hand. There may be twoor four of these hooks, the number depending upon the manner. of usingthe table.

The table is mounted upon a suitable standard and supported in such away that it will tilt or swing whenever pressure is applied upon thehooks a and assume its normal horizontal position when released. Asshown in Fig. 1, the standard consists of a closely-coiled spring fixedat its lower end to the base B and supporting the table A at its upperend, this spring being the only connection between the base and table.In Fig. 2 an ordinary leaf-spring is secured at one end to the table andat the other end to the base, and Fig.3 shows the table supported upontwo coiled springs 0, one at each end, the dotted lines representing howa single spring, as in Fig. 1, might be used. The hooks a, as shown, areformed by bending projecting portions of the edge of the table firstdownward and inward and then outward.

In operation the coin is placed upon the tablc'by the person givingchange, and the one receiving it presses upon the book a nearest to himwith theback of his forefinger until the tilting of the table causes thecoin thereon to slide into the palm of his hand, as illustrated inFig. 1. The finger is then removed and the table assumes its horizontalposition.

Fig. 1 also shows the surface of the table corrugated to facilitate thesliding of the coin.

The table may be secured by clips or screws to a counter, or itmay beprovided with a weighted base for holding it fixedly.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- l. A device forfacilitating the handlingof coin, consisting of atable, abase, and aspring directly connecting them, the said table and base being otherwiseunconnected, substantially as described.

2. A device for facilitating the handling of coin, consisting of atable, a base, and a spring directly connecting them, the said tablehaving hooks integral with and depending from the edge thereof,substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK C. LIDKE.

